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A Ghost in the Closet follows Frank and Joe Hardly, two crime‑fighting brothers with a knack for fashion, as they return from a European trip to discover that their parents—world‑famous detective Fennel P. Hardly and his wife—are missing. Their hunt is complicated by the abduction of six poodles from the Lake Merrimen Dog Show. With the help of Nancy Clue, Cherry Aimless, R.N., and Police Detective Jackie Jones, the Hardly boys track down criminals while picking up lessons in fingerprinting, evidence retrieval, and even laundering sporty twill slacks. The book parodies 1950s boys and girls adventure series, offering a fresh, queer twist on classic capers.
First publish date: January 2000
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comic Satire
Authors: Mabel Maney
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